Organic Chemical
mersalyl
Definitions related to mersalyl:
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A toxic thiol mercury salt formerly used as a diuretic. It inhibits various biochemical functions, especially in mitochondria, and is used to study those functions.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The sodium salt form of mersalyl acid, a mercurial diuretic. Mersalyl acid has been replaced by less toxic non-mercury containing diuretics.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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